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Francis Bacon, Ayad Akhtar, Cannes Film Festival, Mum

Francis Bacon: Invisible Rooms at Tate Liverpool, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, a report from the Cannes film festival, and new TV comedy series Mum.

Francis Bacon: Invisible Rooms at Tate Liverpool is the largest exhibition of the artist's work ever staged in the north of England, featuring more than 30 paintings and a group of rarely-seen drawings and documents. Kasia Redzisz, senior curator at the gallery, shows John Wilson round the exhibition.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Pakistani American actor, screenwriter, novelist and playwright Ayad Akhtar discusses his play The Invisible Hand. Kidnapped by an Islamic militant group in Pakistan, with no-one negotiating his release, an investment banker takes matters into his own hands.

Mum is a new 大象传媒 TV sitcom starring Lesley Manville and Peter Mullan about a mother who is trying to re-build her life following the death of her husband. David Butcher reviews.

Jason Solomons reports from the Cannes Film Festival as it reaches the end of its first week.

Presenter John Wilson
Producer Jerome Weatherald.

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Frances Bacon: Invisible Rooms

Frances Bacon: Invisible Rooms
Frances Bacon: Invisible Rooms runs at the from 18 May to 18 September 2016.
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Ayad Akhtar

Ayad Akhtar
The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar is running at the until 2 July.聽

Mum

Mum
Mum begins on 大象传媒 Two at 10pm on Friday 13 May.聽

The 2016 Cannes Film Festival

The 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Jason Solomons gives a round up of films at this year's Cannes Film Festival.聽

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Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Kasia Redzisz
Interviewed Guest David Butcher
Interviewed Guest Jason Solomons
Producer Jerome Weatherald

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  • Fri 13 May 2016 19:15

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